Plant a dwarf succulent 'cactoid' herb usually with a solitary stem. Stems subglobose, up to 5 cm long and 9.5 cm wide, generally 8-angled, with ribs sharply defined and about 0.5 cm deep, dark green. Stipular spines absent. Leaves rudimentary, soon shed. Cyathophylls not showy, much reduced.

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Source: Forster, P. (2002). Euphorbiaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.